KUCR Comedy Apocalypse 15!

On Thursday, May 19, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm  

Featuring 3 comics — diverse, unique and original comedic talents — all rising stars from the LA comedy scene.  

LIVE! IN-PERSON!  

IRENE TU is named one of Netflix Is A Joke Comics for 2022 and Vulture’s “Comedians You Should and Will Know.” Her album “WE’RE DONE NOW” debut at #1 iTunes Comedy Charts March 2022. Irene Tu is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. The San Francisco Chronicle singled her out as an “artist on the brink of fame,” on the heels of being named one of the “Bay Area’s 11 Best Stand-Up Comedians” (SFist) and one of 20 “Women to Watch” (KQED). Paste Magazine praised Irene’s “quick wit, relaxed stage presence, and hilariously off-the-wall observations” She has performed at numerous festivals including SF Sketchfest, Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, RIOT LA, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and Outside Lands. Irene has opened for comedians such as Patton Oswalt, W. Kamau Bell, Brian Posehn, Anthony Jeselnik, Gary Gulman, Judah Friedlander, Hari Kondabolu, and Aparna Nancherla. You can see her on season 2 of “Take My Wife” and on VICELAND’s “Funny How?”  Irene’s recent STAND-UP FEATURING set is the most watched reel on Comedy Central’s Stand-Up’s Instagram page, with over 2.7 million views. 

Rachel Scanlon is an LA-based stand-up comedian, host, writer and actor from Minnesota. Ray has performed all over the country and legend has it, is the best comedian to ever live. You’ve seen Rachel from her sketches on Comedy Central, watched her on “Two Dykes and a Mic” and “Apologies in Advance“, and seen live on stage performing with the biggest names in the game, colleges, and numerous festivals including -Queer Portland Queer Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, Best of the Fest at Burbank Comedy Festival. Buckle up, this comedian is high energy, absurdly positive, and your new comedy crush.”  

Ellen Harold is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer who was born on a craps table in Atlantic City in the mid ’90s. As a young girl, she learned that she had a civic duty to humiliate herself in front of others in order to bring laughter to the world. As a result, Ellen grew up to become a stand-up comedian, current based in Los Angeles. She is the creator and host of Abbot Kidding, the premier comedy show on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, CA and performs her stand-up throughout LA.  

NOTE: LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY MAY INVOLVE ADULT LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS.